Western Africa

Western Africa

Population

378,612,530

Living Languages

883

Institutional: 57, Developing: 218, Vigorous: 443, In Trouble: 117, Dying: 48

For categories, see Development and Endangerment.

Benin

Population

11,341,000

Living Languages

55

Languages by Status

Institutional

8

Developing

21

Vigorous

23

In Trouble

2

Dying

1

Burkina Faso

Population

19,743,000

Living Languages

71

Languages by Status

Institutional

3

Developing

23

Vigorous

35

In Trouble

8

Dying

2

Cape Verde Islands

Population

546,000

Living Languages

2

Languages by Status

Institutional

2

Developing

0

Vigorous

0

In Trouble

0

Dying

0

Côte d’Ivoire

Population

24,295,000

Living Languages

87

Languages by Status

Institutional

4

Developing

36

Vigorous

31

In Trouble

12

Dying

4

Gambia

Population

2,093,000

Living Languages

11

Languages by Status

Institutional

3

Developing

2

Vigorous

4

In Trouble

1

Dying

1

Ghana

Population

28,834,000

Living Languages

81

Languages by Status

Institutional

13

Developing

46

Vigorous

14

In Trouble

6

Dying

2

Guinea

Population

12,717,000

Living Languages

37

Languages by Status

Institutional

5

Developing

10

Vigorous

14

In Trouble

5

Dying

3

Guinea-Bissau

Population

1,833,000

Living Languages

23

Languages by Status

Institutional

2

Developing

9

Vigorous

8

In Trouble

2

Dying

2

Liberia

Population

4,810,000

Living Languages

31

Languages by Status

Institutional

2

Developing

18

Vigorous

8

In Trouble

2

Dying

1

Mali

Population

19,418,000

Living Languages

68

Languages by Status

Institutional

8

Developing

18

Vigorous

35

In Trouble

7

Dying

0

Mauritania

Population

4,420,000

Living Languages

7

Languages by Status

Institutional

3

Developing

3

Vigorous

0

In Trouble

0

Dying

1

Niger

Population

21,477,000

Living Languages

23

Languages by Status

Institutional

5

Developing

7

Vigorous

9

In Trouble

2

Dying

0

Nigeria

Population

195,875,000

Living Languages

515

Languages by Status

Institutional

19

Developing

76

Vigorous

299

In Trouble

82

Dying

39

Saint Helena

Population

4,530

Living Languages

1

Languages by Status

Institutional

1

Developing

0

Vigorous

0

In Trouble

0

Dying

0

Senegal

Population

15,851,000

Living Languages

39

Languages by Status

Institutional

2

Developing

18

Vigorous

7

In Trouble

10

Dying

2

Sierra Leone

Population

7,557,000

Living Languages

24

Languages by Status

Institutional

6

Developing

12

Vigorous

2

In Trouble

2

Dying

2

Togo

Population

7,798,000

Living Languages

44

Languages by Status

Institutional

4

Developing

22

Vigorous

15

In Trouble

3

Dying

0

Browse Countries

Benin	Ghana	Mali	Saint Helena
Burkina Faso	Guinea	Mauritania	Senegal
Cape Verde Islands	Guinea-Bissau	Niger	Sierra Leone
Côte d’Ivoire	Liberia	Nigeria	Togo
Gambia